Embodiments include a cooling device for a medical device. The cooling device including a controller configured to receive data from one or more temperature sensors and a pump, configured to be operated by the controller, to circulate a cooling fluid through a cooling system and through fluid channels in the medical device. The cooling device is configured to be worn by a user and to be selectively coupled to the medical device by the user.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cooling device includes a cooling plate, one or more heat sinks disposed on the cooling plate and one or more fans configured to circulate air across the heat sinks.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the cooling device further comprises a thermoelectric cooling module.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more temperature sensors include at least two temperature sensors, determining the skin temperature of the stump in the medical device includes averaging the temperature data from each of the at least two temperature sensors in the medical device.
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